Dapping block
See Doming block
Die
A tool used to shape or cut metal using a press.
Dividers
A pair of callipers with sharpened points that act as scribers during the marking out process.
Doming block
A metal block with circular hollows of various sizes. Sheet metal can be hammered into a hollow thereby creating a dome.
Drawing
A cold working process where wire or tube is drawn through a series dies of decreasing size so that the diameter is reduced and the length increases.
Drawplate
The die used in the drawing process.
Ductility
A measure of a metal's ability to deform under tensile stress.
